The spawning of endangered loggerhead turtles was confirmed on the coast of Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
The spawning of loggerhead turtles was confirmed at Tatadohama in Shimoda City.
According to the Shimoda Underwater Aquarium, which is engaged in conservation activities, a tourist from Ibaraki Prefecture who visited for surfing found a mark of landing on a sandy beach early in the morning of the 11th and contacted the aquarium.
When two aquarium staff dug a sandy beach and checked, 113 eggs of loggerhead turtles about the size of a ping-pong ball were found in the sand about 50 cm deep, and the staff checked the top and bottom of the eggs. However, it was carefully backfilled.
In addition, since the sea is about to open on the 16th of this month at Tatadohama, staff members have set up fences around them to prevent tourists from trampling and posted a paper stating "Spawning survey is underway". was doing.
Eggs will hatch in about 60 days if all goes well.
Mr. and Mrs. Kazuhiro Nozawa and Mr. and Mrs. Yuko, who contacted the aquarium, said, "I was impressed because I saw the sea turtle eggs for the first time. I hope they will return safely."
Tsukasa Okano, a keeper of the Shimoda Underwater Aquarium who confirmed the spawning, said, "This is the year when there are many spawning, and it is the second time that it has been confirmed on the coast of Shimoda City. The spawning season will continue, so we will continue to confirm it. I'm hoping that it will be done. "